studdery

English

Etymology

From stud +‎ -ery.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈstʌdəɹi/

Noun

studdery (plural studderies)

1. (obsolete) A collection of breeding horses and mares.

   Synonym: stud

2. (obsolete) A stable for keeping studs of this kind.
   • 1577, Raphaell Holinshed, “The Historie of Englande”, in The Firste Volume of the Chronicles of England, Scotlande, and Irelande […], volume I, London: […] [Henry Bynneman] for Iohn Harrison, →OCLC:

     King Henry the Eighth erected a noble studdery.

See also

• stud farm

References

• “studdery”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.